Great Outdoors
The Goats of Granby
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Part two of three: Goat people of Granby and North Granby
Great Outdoors
The Goats of Granby: The Goat is the G.O.A.T.
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What is your favorite barnyard animal? Choices include chicken, cow, donkey, goat, horse, pig and sheep. Each of these has its claim to fame, its singular breed with unique characteristics, definable personalities and very specific uses. Of course, there is no wrong answer. Animal lovers’ favorites are not debatable.
Events
Women’s Breakfast Group celebrates 20th Anniversary in a royal manner: English Tea and vintage wedding gowns
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Join Corinne Dickerson and Joan Ducharme on Wednesday, June 5, as they celebrate the 20th Anniversary of Granby’s Women’s Breakfast Group at the Granby Senior Center.
Salmon Brook Historical Society
Getting to Know Us: Introducing Martha Miller
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As the curator of Salmon Brook Historical Society, Martha Miller is responsible for collecting, exhibiting, maintaining and protecting objects of historic importance to Granby.
People
Kylie Coxon is a published author at age 18
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Kylie Coxon graduated from Granby Memorial High School this past June. Her book was selling on Amazon’s website months before she had her diploma in hand.
Great Outdoors
The Granby Grange Agricultural Fair celebrates home, garden and community
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On Sept. 9, the Granby Grange Hall opened its doors to the public for its traditional Agricultural Fair. Entries of jams and pickles, zucchini and watermelon, baked goods and flowers started arriving the evening before.
Historic Footnotes
Granby’s Oak
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Carol Laun wrote many articles about the iconic Granby Oak, also referred to as the Granby-Dewey Oak. Three of her columns, spanning several decades, combine to commemorate Arbor Day, celebrated on April 29.
People
Meet me at the bridge
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Here come the hikers, cyclists, photographers, artists and birdwatchers. Mothers sit and visit, children explore, families picnic, businesspeople meet clients, senior citizens mingle.
Events
Simsbury Garden Club hosts Garden Tour on June 19
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On June 19, the Simsbury Garden Club will host a garden tour entitled Beyond the Garden Gate. The one-day event, celebrating Simsbury’s 350th Anniversary, will be held rain or shine from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Great Outdoors
Bee a Hero for Mother Nature
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According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, three-quarters of the world’s flowering plants and about 35 percent of the world’s food crops depend on animal pollinators to reproduce. Climate change, habitat loss, intensive farming, and pesticides are all major contributors to losses of both native insect pollinators and commercially managed honeybee colonies in the United States.